weren't
Americancontraction
Usage
See contraction.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Never mind—the FDA claims patients in the trial weren’t truly blinded because side effects would have caused them to suspect they were receiving a placebo.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
With no competitive warm-ups before their Champions League journey began, Vrancken insists his players weren't ready.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
But that wasn’t the result of sudden delistings sparked by huge drops; rather, the company determined that the ETFs weren’t gaining sufficient traction with investors, according to Lamb.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
Negro Leaguers weren’t considered for the Hall until Paige was elected into the 1971 class.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
She might even tell you that you weren’t ready.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
